While James Paxton and Felix Hernandez remain on track to return this week to active duty, the calendar is starting to work against Hisashi Iwakuma and Jarrod Dyson.
Iwakuma showed progress Saturday in his recovery from a sore shoulder when he pitched two simulated innings before the Mariners continued their weekend series against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field.
"I’ve felt every day that I could come back and come back well," Iwakuma said after throwing 30 pitches. "I’ve used that as a (motivation) every day to work harder to be prepared. So it would be mean a lot to be able to make it back.